The Beauty and Limits of Math
Published October 12, 2018
Mathematics is a powerful tool that can be used to describe and model behavior in our world and the universe that surrounds us. It drives computers, helps to launch rockets into space, and allows us to do business. Some have even posited that mathematics is the language of the universe, whose laws reveal what appears to be a hidden order in the natural world.
In this video from our recent event, physicist S. James Gates, Jr. and science writer Margaret Wertheim sit down with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Steve Paulson to explore the uncanny ability of mathematics to reveal the mystery of our universe, and touch on some of its limits.
Join us for more events in this ongoing series, Conversations on the Nature of Reality, which we're co-presenting with The Nour Foundation and Wisconsin Public Radio’s nationally-syndicated program To the Best of Our Knowledge.